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Wang Y, Xu T, Jin S, Wang JY, Yuan Q, Liu H, Tang Y, Zhang S, Yan W, Jiao Y, Li G. Design and Asymmetric Control of Orientational Chirality by Using the Combination of C(sp 2)-C(sp) Levers and Achiral N-Protecting Group. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202400005. [PMID: 38497560 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202400005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2024] [Revised: 03/17/2024] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
Abstract
New chiral targets of orientational chirality have been designed and asymmetrically synthesized by taking advantage of N-sulfinyl imine-directed nucleophilic addition/oxidation, Suzuki-Miyaura, and Sonogashira cross-coupling reactions. Orientation of single isomers has been selectively controlled by using aryl/alkynyl levers [C(sp2)-C(sp) axis] and tBuSO2- protecting group on nitrogen as proven by X-ray diffraction analysis. The key structural characteristic of resulting orientational products is shown by remote through-space blocking manner. Seventeen examples of multi-step synthesis were obtained with modest to good chemical yields and complete orientational selectivity.
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- Yu Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Continuous Flow Engineering Laboratory of National Petroleum and Chemical Industry, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, 213164, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, 79409-1061, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, 79409-1061, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, 79409-1061, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, 79409-1061, USA
- School of Pharmacy, Continuous Flow Engineering Laboratory of National Petroleum and Chemical Industry, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, 213164, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Theoretical Organic Chemistry and Functional Molecular, Ministry of Education, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, 411201, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Theoretical Organic Chemistry and Functional Molecular, Ministry of Education, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, 411201, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, 79409-1061, USA
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Kalra S, Donnelly A, Singh N, Matthews D, Del Villar-Guerra R, Bemmer V, Dominguez C, Allcock N, Cherny D, Revyakin A, Rusling DA. Functionalizing DNA Origami by Triplex-Directed Site-Specific Photo-Cross-Linking. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:13617-13628. [PMID: 38695163 PMCID: PMC11100008 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c03413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2024] [Revised: 04/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
Abstract
Here, we present a cross-linking approach to covalently functionalize and stabilize DNA origami structures in a one-pot reaction. Our strategy involves adding nucleotide sequences to adjacent staple strands, so that, upon assembly of the origami structure, the extensions form short hairpin duplexes targetable by psoralen-labeled triplex-forming oligonucleotides bearing other functional groups (pso-TFOs). Subsequent irradiation with UVA light generates psoralen adducts with one or both hairpin staples leading to site-specific attachment of the pso-TFO (and attached group) to the origami with ca. 80% efficiency. Bis-adduct formation between strands in proximal hairpins further tethers the TFO to the structure and generates "superstaples" that improve the structural integrity of the functionalized complex. We show that directing cross-linking to regions outside of the origami core dramatically reduces sensitivity of the structures to thermal denaturation and disassembly by T7 RNA polymerase. We also show that the underlying duplex regions of the origami core are digested by DNase I and thus remain accessible to read-out by DNA-binding proteins. Our strategy is scalable and cost-effective, as it works with existing DNA origami structures, does not require scaffold redesign, and can be achieved with just one psoralen-modified oligonucleotide.
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- Shantam Kalra
- Department
of Molecular and Cell Biology, and Leicester Institute of Chemical
Biology, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, U.K.
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- Department
of Molecular and Cell Biology, and Leicester Institute of Chemical
Biology, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, U.K.
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- Department
of Molecular and Cell Biology, and Leicester Institute of Chemical
Biology, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, U.K.
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- Department
of Molecular and Cell Biology, and Leicester Institute of Chemical
Biology, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, U.K.
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- Department
of Molecular and Cell Biology, and Leicester Institute of Chemical
Biology, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, U.K.
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- Centre
for Enzyme Innovation, School of Biological Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO1 2DY, U.K.
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- Department
of Molecular and Cell Biology, and Leicester Institute of Chemical
Biology, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, U.K.
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- Core
Biotechnology Services Electron Microscopy Facility, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, U.K.
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- Department
of Molecular and Cell Biology, and Leicester Institute of Chemical
Biology, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, U.K.
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- Department
of Molecular and Cell Biology, and Leicester Institute of Chemical
Biology, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, U.K.
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- School
of Medicine, Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth PO1 2DT, U.K.
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Xu T, Wang JY, Wang Y, Jin S, Tang Y, Zhang S, Yuan Q, Liu H, Yan W, Jiao Y, Yang XL, Li G. C(sp)-C(sp) Lever-Based Targets of Orientational Chirality: Design and Asymmetric Synthesis. Molecules 2024; 29:2274. [PMID: 38792134 PMCID: PMC11123770 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29102274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2024] [Revised: 05/06/2024] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
Abstract
In this study, the design and asymmetric synthesis of a series of chiral targets of orientational chirality were conducted by taking advantage of N-sulfinylimine-assisted nucleophilic addition and modified Sonogashira catalytic coupling systems. Orientational isomers were controlled completely using alkynyl/alkynyl levers [C(sp)-C(sp) axis] with absolute configuration assignment determined by X-ray structural analysis. The key structural element of the resulting orientational chirality is uniquely characterized by remote through-space blocking. Forty examples of multi-step synthesis were performed, with modest to good yields and excellent orientational selectivity. Several chiral orientational amino targets are attached with scaffolds of natural and medicinal products, showing potential pharmaceutical and medical applications in the future.
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- Ting Xu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China; (T.X.); (Y.W.); (S.J.)
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- Continuous Flow Engineering Laboratory of National Petroleum and Chemical Industry, School of Pharmacy, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, China;
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China; (T.X.); (Y.W.); (S.J.)
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China; (T.X.); (Y.W.); (S.J.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-1061, USA; (Y.T.); (S.Z.); (Q.Y.); (H.L.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-1061, USA; (Y.T.); (S.Z.); (Q.Y.); (H.L.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-1061, USA; (Y.T.); (S.Z.); (Q.Y.); (H.L.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-1061, USA; (Y.T.); (S.Z.); (Q.Y.); (H.L.)
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical Organic Chemistry and Functional Molecular, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China; (W.Y.); (Y.J.)
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical Organic Chemistry and Functional Molecular, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China; (W.Y.); (Y.J.)
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China; (T.X.); (Y.W.); (S.J.)
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China; (T.X.); (Y.W.); (S.J.)
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-1061, USA; (Y.T.); (S.Z.); (Q.Y.); (H.L.)
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Kudo K, Hori K, Asamitsu S, Maeda K, Aida Y, Hokimoto M, Matsuo K, Yabuki Y, Shioda N. Structural polymorphism of the nucleic acids in pentanucleotide repeats associated with the neurological disorder CANVAS. J Biol Chem 2024; 300:107138. [PMID: 38447794 PMCID: PMC10999818 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2024.107138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2023] [Revised: 02/15/2024] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024] Open
Abstract
Short tandem repeats are inherently unstable during DNA replication depending on repeat length, and the expansion of the repeat length in the human genome is responsible for repeat expansion disorders. Pentanucleotide AAGGG and ACAGG repeat expansions in intron 2 of the gene encoding replication factor C subunit 1 (RFC1) cause cerebellar ataxia, neuropathy, vestibular areflexia syndrome (CANVAS) and other phenotypes of late-onset cerebellar ataxia. Herein, we reveal the structural polymorphism of the RFC1 repeats associated with CANVAS in vitro. Single-stranded AAGGG repeat DNA formed a hybrid-type G-quadruplex, whereas its RNA formed a parallel-type G-quadruplex with three layers. The RNA of the ACAGG repeat formed hairpin structure comprising C-G and G-C base pairs with A:A and GA:AG mismatched repeats. Furthermore, both pathogenic repeat RNAs formed more rigid structures than those of the nonpathogenic repeat RNAs. These findings provide novel insights into the structural polymorphism of the RFC1 repeats, which may be closely related to the disease mechanism of CANVAS.
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- Kenta Kudo
- Department of Genomic Neurology, Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics (IMEG), Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan; Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Genomic Neurology, Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics (IMEG), Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Laboratory for Functional Non-coding Genomics, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS), Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Genomic Neurology, Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics (IMEG), Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan; Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Genomic Neurology, Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics (IMEG), Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan; Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Genomic Neurology, Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics (IMEG), Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan; Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Genomic Neurology, Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics (IMEG), Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Genomic Neurology, Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics (IMEG), Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan; Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Genomic Neurology, Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics (IMEG), Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan; Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.
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Wang L, Ling Y, Tian Y, Wang X, Sasaki S, Taniguchi Y. The Development of Non-natural Type Nucleoside to Stabilize Triplex DNA Formation against CG and TA Inversion Site. Curr Med Chem 2024; 31:2663-2686. [PMID: 37183460 DOI: 10.2174/0929867330666230512114130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2022] [Revised: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
Abstract
Based on the sequence-specific recognition of target duplex DNA by triplexforming oligonucleotides (TFOs) at the major groove side, the antigene strategy has been exploited as a gene-targeting tool with considerable attention. Triplex DNA is formed via the specific base triplets by the Hoogsteen or reverse Hoogsteen hydrogen bond interaction between TFOs and the homo-purine strand from the target duplex DNA, leading to the established sequence-specificity. However, the presence of inversion sites, which are known as non-natural nucleosides that can form satisfactory interactions with 2'- deoxythymidine (dT) and 2'-deoxycytidine (dC) in TA and CG base pairs in the target homo-purine DNA sequences, drastically restricts the formation of classically stable base triplets and even the triplex DNA. Therefore, the design of non-natural type nucleosides, which can effectively recognize CG or/and TA inversion sites with satisfactory selectivity, should be of great significance to expanding the triplex-forming sequence. Here, this review mainly provides a comprehensive review of the current development of novel nonnatural nucleosides to recognize CG or/and TA inversion sites in triplex DNA formation against double-strand DNA (dsDNA).
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- Lei Wang
- School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagasaki International University, Nagasaki City, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Maldonado R, Längst G. The chromatin - triple helix connection. Biol Chem 2023; 404:1037-1049. [PMID: 37506218 DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2023-0189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023]
Abstract
Mammalian genomes are extensively transcribed, producing a large number of coding and non-coding transcripts. A large fraction of the nuclear RNAs is physically associated with chromatin, functioning in gene activation and silencing, shaping higher-order genome organisation, such as involvement in long-range enhancer-promoter interactions, transcription hubs, heterochromatin, nuclear bodies and phase transitions. Different mechanisms allow the tethering of these chromatin-associated RNAs (caRNA) to chromosomes, including RNA binding proteins, the RNA polymerases and R-loops. In this review, we focus on the sequence-specific targeting of RNA to DNA by forming triple helical structures and describe its interplay with chromatin. It turns out that nucleosome positioning at triple helix target sites and the nucleosome itself are essential factors in determining the formation and stability of triple helices. The histone H3-tail plays a critical role in triple helix stabilisation, and the role of its epigenetic modifications in this process is discussed.
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- Rodrigo Maldonado
- Institute of Anatomy, Histology, and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Austral de Chile, 5090000 Valdivia, Chile
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- Regensburg Center for Biochemistry (RCB), University of Regensburg, D-93053 Regensburg, Germany
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Mikame Y, Yamayoshi A. Recent Advancements in Development and Therapeutic Applications of Genome-Targeting Triplex-Forming Oligonucleotides and Peptide Nucleic Acids. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:2515. [PMID: 37896275 PMCID: PMC10609763 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15102515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2023] [Revised: 10/15/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Recent developments in artificial nucleic acid and drug delivery systems present possibilities for the symbiotic engineering of therapeutic oligonucleotides, such as antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) and small interfering ribonucleic acids (siRNAs). Employing these technologies, triplex-forming oligonucleotides (TFOs) or peptide nucleic acids (PNAs) can be applied to the development of symbiotic genome-targeting tools as well as a new class of oligonucleotide drugs, which offer conceptual advantages over antisense as the antigene target generally comprises two gene copies per cell rather than multiple copies of mRNA that are being continually transcribed. Further, genome editing by TFOs or PNAs induces permanent changes in the pathological genes, thus facilitating the complete cure of diseases. Nuclease-based gene-editing tools, such as zinc fingers, CRISPR-Cas9, and TALENs, are being explored for therapeutic applications, although their potential off-target, cytotoxic, and/or immunogenic effects may hinder their in vivo applications. Therefore, this review is aimed at describing the ongoing progress in TFO and PNA technologies, which can be symbiotic genome-targeting tools that will cause a near-future paradigm shift in drug development.
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- Yu Mikame
- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyomachi, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyomachi, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan
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Notomi R, Sasaki S, Taniguchi Y. Post-Synthetic Modification of Triplex-Forming Oligonucleotides Containing 2-Aminoethyl-2'-Deoxynebularine Derivatives. Curr Protoc 2023; 3:e893. [PMID: 37877346 DOI: 10.1002/cpz1.893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2023]
Abstract
This article describes the detailed synthetic protocol for the preparation of oligonucleotides containing 2-guanidinoethyl-2'-deoxynebularine and 2-ureidoethyl-2'-deoxynebularine nucleoside derivatives. These derivatives are obtained by a post-synthetic modification of triplex-forming oligonucleotides (TFOs) containing 2-aminoethyl-2'-deoxynebularine, which is useful for forming stable triplex DNA with duplex DNA sequences containing 5m CG and CG interrupting sites. The hydroxyl groups of the sugar moiety of commercially available 2'-deoxyguanosine are acetyl-protected, the 6-position is chlorinated and reduced to give a 2-substituted nebularine derivative, and then the sugar moiety is deprotected. The hydroxyl groups of the sugar moiety are silyl-protected and the amino group at the 2-position is iodinated before being coupled with diethyl malonate. The ethyl ester is reduced and the resulting alcohol converted to an amino group for protection. The compound is then converted to a phosphoramidite unit and incorporated into a TFO. Subsequent modification of the aminoethyl group on the TFO completes the synthesis of the oligonucleotides containing 2-guanidinoethyl-2'-deoxynebularine and 2-ureidoethyl-2'-deoxynebularine. © 2023 Wiley Periodicals LLC. Basic Protocol 1: Preparation of the phosphoramidite unit of the 2-aminoethyl-2'-deoxynebularine derivative (14) Basic Protocol 2: Post-synthetic modification of oligonucleotides containing 2-aminoethyl-2'-deoxynebularine derivatives Basic Protocol 3: Determination of the triplex-forming ability of oligonucleotides containing 2-aminoethyl-2'-deoxynebularine derivatives.
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- Ryotaro Notomi
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagasaki International University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Wang L, Notomi R, Sasaki S, Taniguchi Y. Inhibition of transcription and antiproliferative effects in a cancer cell line using antigene oligonucleotides containing artificial nucleoside analogues. RSC Med Chem 2023; 14:1482-1491. [PMID: 37593572 PMCID: PMC10429662 DOI: 10.1039/d3md00139c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023] Open
Abstract
Antigene methods are promising novel therapeutic approaches to suppress abnormal gene expression. One of these methods inhibits transcription by forming triplex DNA against duplex DNA. However, by using natural-type triplex-forming oligonucleotides (TFOs), stable triplex formation is limited to homopurine and homopyrimidine strands in targeted duplex DNA. We recently developed artificial nucleoside analogues with the ability to recognize CG and TA inversion sites. We successfully formed stable unnatural-type triplex DNA for duplex DNA containing a CG base pair and extended the target sequence using TFOs containing 2-amino-3-methylpyridinyl pseudo-dC (3MeAP-ΨdC). Therefore, this present study investigated triplex-forming regions and synthesized antigene TFOs containing 3MeAP-ΨdC. Some of the synthesized antigene TFOs reduced transcription products and inhibited cell proliferation in several types of cultured cancer cells. The antigene effects of antigene TFOs containing artificial nucleic acids were markedly stronger than those of natural-type TFOs, and these results clearly demonstrated the usefulness of incorporating artificial nucleic acids within TFOs.
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- Lei Wang
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku Fukuoka 812-8582 Japan
- School of Pharmacy and Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory for Inflammation and Molecular Drug Target, Nantong University Nantong 226001 PR China
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku Fukuoka 812-8582 Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku Fukuoka 812-8582 Japan
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagasaki International University 2825-7 Huis Ten Bosch Machi, Sasebo City Nagasaki 859-3298 Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku Fukuoka 812-8582 Japan
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Zhang S, Chen D, Wang JY, Yan S, Li G. Four-layer folding framework: design, GAP synthesis, and aggregation-induced emission. Front Chem 2023; 11:1259609. [PMID: 37638105 PMCID: PMC10450629 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2023.1259609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023] Open
Abstract
The design and synthesis of a type of [1 + 4 + 2] four-layer framework have been conducted by taking advantage of Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling and group-assisted purification (GAP) chemistry. The optimized coupling of double-layer diboronic esters with 1-bromo-naphth-2-yl phosphine oxides resulted in a series of multilayer folding targets, showing a broad scope of substrates and moderate to excellent yields. The final products were purified using group-assisted purification chemistry/technology, achieved simply by washing crude products with 95% EtOH without the use of chromatography and recrystallization. The structures were fully characterized and assigned by performing X-ray crystallographic analysis. UV-vis absorption, photoluminescence (PL), and aggregation-induced emission (AIE) were studied for the resulting multilayer folding products.
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- Sai Zhang
- Continuous Flow Engineering Laboratory of National Petroleum and Chemical Industry, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United States
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- Continuous Flow Engineering Laboratory of National Petroleum and Chemical Industry, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Continuous Flow Engineering Laboratory of National Petroleum and Chemical Industry, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Continuous Flow Engineering Laboratory of National Petroleum and Chemical Industry, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United States
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Zhao Y, Chandrasekaran AR, Rusling DA, Woloszyn K, Hao Y, Hernandez C, Vecchioni S, Ohayon YP, Mao C, Seeman NC, Sha R. The Formation and Displacement of Ordered DNA Triplexes in Self-Assembled Three-Dimensional DNA Crystals. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:3599-3605. [PMID: 36731121 PMCID: PMC10032566 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c12667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Abstract
Reconfigurable structures engineered through DNA hybridization and self-assembly offer both structural and dynamic applications in nanotechnology. Here, we have demonstrated that strand displacement of triplex-forming oligonucleotides (TFOs) can be translated to a robust macroscopic DNA crystal by coloring the crystals with covalently attached fluorescent dyes. We show that three different types of triplex strand displacement are feasible within the DNA crystals and the bound TFOs can be removed and/or replaced by (a) changing the pH from 5 to 7, (b) the addition of the Watson-Crick complement to a TFO containing a short toehold, and (c) the addition of a longer TFO that uses the duplex edge as a toehold. We have also proved by X-ray diffraction that the structure of the crystals remains as designed in the presence of the TFOs.
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- Yue Zhao
- Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, New York 10003, United States
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- The RNA Institute, University of Albany, State University of New York, Albany, New York 12222, United States
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth PO1 2DT, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, New York 10003, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, New York 10003, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, New York 10003, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, New York 10003, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, New York 10003, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, New York 10003, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, New York 10003, United States
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Bekkouche I, Shishonin AY, Vetcher AA. Recent Development in Biomedical Applications of Oligonucleotides with Triplex-Forming Ability. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:polym15040858. [PMID: 36850142 PMCID: PMC9964087 DOI: 10.3390/polym15040858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2022] [Revised: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2023] Open
Abstract
A DNA structure, known as triple-stranded DNA, is made up of three oligonucleotide chains that wind around one another to form a triple helix (TFO). Hoogsteen base pairing describes how triple-stranded DNA may be built at certain conditions by the attachment of the third strand to an RNA, PNA, or DNA, which might all be employed as oligonucleotide chains. In each of these situations, the oligonucleotides can be employed as an anchor, in conjunction with a specific bioactive chemical, or as a messenger that enables switching between transcription and replication through the triplex-forming zone. These data are also considered since various illnesses have been linked to the expansion of triplex-prone sequences. In light of metabolic acidosis and associated symptoms, some consideration is given to the impact of several low-molecular-weight compounds, including pH on triplex production in vivo. The review is focused on the development of biomedical oligonucleotides with triplexes.
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- Incherah Bekkouche
- Nanotechnology Scientific and Educational Center, Institute of Biochemical Technology and Nanotechnology, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN), Miklukho-Maklaya Str. 6, Moscow 117198, Russia
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- Complementary and Integrative Health Clinic of Dr. Shishonin, 5, Yasnogorskaya Str., Moscow 117588, Russia
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- Nanotechnology Scientific and Educational Center, Institute of Biochemical Technology and Nanotechnology, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN), Miklukho-Maklaya Str. 6, Moscow 117198, Russia
- Complementary and Integrative Health Clinic of Dr. Shishonin, 5, Yasnogorskaya Str., Moscow 117588, Russia
- Correspondence:
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Li C, Zhou Z, Ren C, Deng Y, Peng F, Wang Q, Zhang H, Jiang Y. Triplex-forming oligonucleotides as an anti-gene technique for cancer therapy. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:1007723. [PMID: 36618947 PMCID: PMC9811266 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.1007723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Triplex-forming oligonucleotides (TFOs) can bind to the major groove of double-stranded DNA with high specificity and affinity and inhibit gene expression. Triplex-forming oligonucleotides have gained prominence because of their potential applications in antigene therapy. In particular, the target specificity of triplex-forming oligonucleotides combined with their ability to suppress oncogene expression has driven their development as anti-cancer agents. So far, triplex-forming oligonucleotides have not been used for clinical treatment and seem to be gradually snubbed in recent years. But triplex-forming oligonucleotides still represent an approach to down-regulate the expression of the target gene and a carrier of active substances. Therefore, in the present review, we will introduce the characteristics of triplex-forming oligonucleotides and their anti-cancer research progress. Then, we will discuss the challenges in their application.
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- Chun Li
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Mianyang Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Mianyang, China
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- Clinical Medical College and The First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China
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- Clinical Medical College and The First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China
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- Clinical Medical College and The First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China
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- Clinical Medical College and The First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China
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- Clinical Medical College and The First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Shanghai Fourth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China,*Correspondence: Hong Zhang, ; Yuan Jiang,
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- Clinical Medical College and The First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China,*Correspondence: Hong Zhang, ; Yuan Jiang,
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Yuan F, Liu X, Tan L. Binding and stabilization effect of arene ruthenium(Ⅱ) polypyridyl complexes toward the triple-helical RNA poly(U)•poly(A)⁎poly(U). Inorganica Chim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2022.121140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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McGorman B, Fantoni NZ, O'Carroll S, Ziemele A, El-Sagheer AH, Brown T, Kellett A. Enzymatic Synthesis of Chemical Nuclease Triplex-Forming Oligonucleotides with Gene-Silencing Applications. Nucleic Acids Res 2022; 50:5467-5481. [PMID: 35640595 PMCID: PMC9177962 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkac438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Revised: 04/10/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Triplex-forming oligonucleotides (TFOs) are short, single-stranded oligomers that hybridise to a specific sequence of duplex DNA. TFOs can block transcription and thereby inhibit protein production, making them highly appealing in the field of antigene therapeutics. In this work, a primer extension protocol was developed to enzymatically prepare chemical nuclease TFO hybrid constructs, with gene-silencing applications. Click chemistry was employed to generate novel artificial metallo-nuclease (AMN)-dNTPs, which were selectively incorporated into the TFO strand by a DNA polymerase. This purely enzymatic protocol was then extended to facilitate the construction of 5-methylcytosine (5mC) modified TFOs that displayed increased thermal stability. The utility of the enzymatically synthesised di-(2-picolyl)amine (DPA)-TFOs was assessed and compared to a specifically prepared solid-phase synthesis counterpart through gel electrophoresis, quantitative PCR, and Sanger sequencing, which revealed similar recognition and damage properties to target genes. The specificity was then enhanced through coordinated designer intercalators-DPQ and DPPZ-and high-precision DNA cleavage was achieved. To our knowledge, this is the first example of the enzymatic production of an AMN-TFO hybrid and is the largest base modification incorporated using this method. These results indicate how chemical nuclease-TFOs may overcome limitations associated with non-molecularly targeted metallodrugs and open new avenues for artificial gene-editing technology.
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- Bríonna McGorman
- School of Chemical Sciences and National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, South Parks Rd, Oxford, UK
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- School of Chemical Sciences and National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- School of Chemical Sciences and National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, South Parks Rd, Oxford, UK.,Department of Science and Mathematics, Suez University, Faculty of Petroleum and Mining, Engineering, Suez 43721, Egypt
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, South Parks Rd, Oxford, UK
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- School of Chemical Sciences and National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland.,SSPC, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Pharmaceuticals, School of Chemical Sciences, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland
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Tang Y, Wu G, Jin S, Liu Y, Ma L, Zhang S, Rouh H, Ali AIM, Wang JY, Xu T, Unruh D, Surowiec K, Li G. From Center-to-Multilayer Chirality: Asymmetric Synthesis of Multilayer Targets with Electron-Rich Bridges. J Org Chem 2022; 87:5976-5986. [PMID: 35442684 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c00234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Asymmetric synthesis of new atropisomerically multilayered chiral targets has been achieved by taking advantage of the strategy of center-to-multilayer chirality and double Suzuki-Miyaura couplings. Diastereomers were readily separated via flash column chromatography and well characterized. Absolute configuration assignment was determined by X-ray structural analysis. Five enantiomerically pure isomers possessing multilayer chirality were assembled utilizing anchors involving electron-rich aromatic connections. An overall yield of 0.69% of the final target with hydroxyl attachment was achieved over 11 steps from commercially available starting materials.
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- Yao Tang
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409-1061, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409-1061, United States
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- Institute of Chemistry and BioMedical Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- Institute of Chemistry and BioMedical Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409-1061, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409-1061, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409-1061, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409-1061, United States
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- Institute of Chemistry and BioMedical Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- Institute of Chemistry and BioMedical Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409-1061, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409-1061, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409-1061, United States.,Institute of Chemistry and BioMedical Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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Patro LPP, Rathinavelan T. STRIDER: Steric hindrance and metal coordination identifier. Comput Biol Chem 2022; 98:107686. [DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiolchem.2022.107686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2022] [Revised: 04/17/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Jin S, Wang JY, Tang Y, Rouh H, Zhang S, Xu T, Wang Y, Yuan Q, Chen D, Unruh D, Li G. Central-to-Folding Chirality Control: Asymmetric Synthesis of Multilayer 3D Targets With Electron-Deficient Bridges. Front Chem 2022; 10:860398. [PMID: 35433628 PMCID: PMC9010227 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.860398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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New multilayer 3D chiral molecules have been designed and synthesized asymmetrically through the strategy of center-to-multilayer folding chirality control and double Suzuki couplings. Individual diastereoisomers were readily obtained and separated via flash column chromatography. The key diastereoisomer was further converted into corresponding enantiomers. These enantiomers possess electron-deficient aromatic bridges layered with top and bottom aromatic scaffolds. X-ray structural analysis has unambiguously confirmed the configuration, and intermolecular packing results in regular planar patterns in solid crystals. The synthesis was achieved in a total of ten steps starting from commercially available starting materials.
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- Shengzhou Jin
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Chemistry and BioMedical Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Chemistry and BioMedical Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United States
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Chemistry and BioMedical Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Chemistry and BioMedical Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United States
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- Continuous Flow Engineering Laboratory of National Petroleum and Chemical Industry, Changzhou University, Changzhou, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United States
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Chemistry and BioMedical Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United States
- *Correspondence: Guigen Li,
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Li G, Wang JY, Tang Y, Wu GZ, Zhang S, Rouh H, Xu T, Wang Y, Unruh D, Surowiec K, Ma Y. Asymmetric Catalytic Assembly of Triple-Columned and Multiple-Layered Chiral Folding Polymers Showing Aggregation-Induced Emission (AIE). Chemistry 2021; 28:e202104102. [PMID: 34962686 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202104102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The first chiral multi-layer 3D folding polymers have been assembled and regulated by both uniformed and differentiated aromatic chromophoric units between naphthyl piers. Screening catalysts, catalytic systems and monomers was proven to be crucial for asymmetric catalytic Suzuki-Miyaura poly-couplings for this assembly. X-ray crystallography of corresponding dimers and trimers revealed the absolute stereochemistry and the intermolecular packing pattern. Up to 61,960 M w /41,900 M n and m / z = 4317 for polymers and oligomers as confirmed by GPC and MALDI-TOF MS indicated that the present frameworks were composed of multiple layers stacked. The resulting multiple π-assemblies exhibited remarkable optical properties in aggregated states (PL in solids and AIE in solutions), as well as reversible redox properties in electrochemical performance.
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- Guigen Li
- Texas Tech University, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Chemistry and Biochemistry, 79409-1061, Lubbock, UNITED STATES
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- Nanjing University, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, CHINA
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- Texas Tech University, Chemistry & Biochemistry, UNITED STATES
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- Texas Tech University, Chemistry & Biochemistry, UNITED STATES
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- Texas Tech University, Chemistry & Biochemistry, UNITED STATES
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- Nanjing University, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, CHINA
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- Nanjing University, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, CHINA
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- Texas Tech University, Mechanical Engineering, UNITED STATES
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Chattopadhyay K, Mandal M, Maiti DK. Smart Metal-Organic Frameworks for Biotechnological Applications: A Mini-Review. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2021; 4:8159-8171. [PMID: 35005918 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.1c00982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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In this pandemic situation it is evident that viruses and bacteria, more specifically, multiple drug resistant (MDR) bacteria, endanger human civilization severely. It is high time to design smart weapons to combat these pathogens for the prevention and cure of allied ailments. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are porous materials designed from metal ions or inorganic clusters and multidentate organic ligands. Due to some unique features like high porosity, tunable pore shape and size, numerous possible metal-ligand combinations, etc., MOFs are ideal candidates to design "smart biotechnological tools". MOFs construct promising fluorescence based biosensing platforms for detection of viruses. MOFs also exhibit excellent antibacterial activity due to their ability for sustained release of active biocidal agents. There are several reviews that summarize the antibacterial applications of MOFs, but the biosensing platforms based on MOFs for detection of viruses have scarcely been summarized. This review carefully covers both the aspects including virus detection (nucleic acid recognition and immunological detection) with underlying mechanisms as well as antibacterial application of MOFs and doped MOFs or composites. This review will deliver valuable information and references for designing new, smarter antimicrobial agents based on MOFs.
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- Krishna Chattopadhyay
- Department of Chemistry, University of Calcutta, Kolkata 700009, India.,Post Graduate Department of Chemistry, Lady Brabourne College, Kolkata 700017, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Sree Chaitanya College, Habra, WB 743268, India.,Department of Chemistry, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, WB 700032, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Calcutta, Kolkata 700009, India
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Largy E, König A, Ghosh A, Ghosh D, Benabou S, Rosu F, Gabelica V. Mass Spectrometry of Nucleic Acid Noncovalent Complexes. Chem Rev 2021; 122:7720-7839. [PMID: 34587741 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Nucleic acids have been among the first targets for antitumor drugs and antibiotics. With the unveiling of new biological roles in regulation of gene expression, specific DNA and RNA structures have become very attractive targets, especially when the corresponding proteins are undruggable. Biophysical assays to assess target structure as well as ligand binding stoichiometry, affinity, specificity, and binding modes are part of the drug development process. Mass spectrometry offers unique advantages as a biophysical method owing to its ability to distinguish each stoichiometry present in a mixture. In addition, advanced mass spectrometry approaches (reactive probing, fragmentation techniques, ion mobility spectrometry, ion spectroscopy) provide more detailed information on the complexes. Here, we review the fundamentals of mass spectrometry and all its particularities when studying noncovalent nucleic acid structures, and then review what has been learned thanks to mass spectrometry on nucleic acid structures, self-assemblies (e.g., duplexes or G-quadruplexes), and their complexes with ligands.
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- Eric Largy
- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, INSERM, ARNA, UMR 5320, U1212, IECB, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, INSERM, ARNA, UMR 5320, U1212, IECB, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, INSERM, ARNA, UMR 5320, U1212, IECB, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, INSERM, ARNA, UMR 5320, U1212, IECB, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, INSERM, ARNA, UMR 5320, U1212, IECB, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, INSERM, IECB, UMS 3033, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, INSERM, ARNA, UMR 5320, U1212, IECB, F-33600 Pessac, France
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Kaufmann B, Willinger O, Kikuchi N, Navon N, Kermas L, Goldberg S, Amit R. An Oligo-Library-Based Approach for Mapping DNA-DNA Triplex Interactions In Vitro. ACS Synth Biol 2021; 10:1808-1820. [PMID: 34374529 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.1c00122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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We present Triplex-seq, a deep-sequencing method that systematically maps the interaction space between an oligo library of ssDNA triplex-forming oligos (TFOs) and a particular dsDNA triplex target site (TTS). We demonstrate the method using a randomized oligo library comprising 67 million variants, with five TTSs that differ in guanine (G) content, at two different buffer conditions, denoted pH 5 and pH 7. Our results show that G-rich triplexes form at both pH 5 and pH 7, with the pH 5 set being more stable, indicating that there is a subset of TFOs that form triplexes only at pH 5. In addition, using information analysis, we identify triplex-forming motifs (TFMs), which correspond to minimal functional TFO sequences. We demonstrate, in single-variant verification experiments, that TFOs with these TFMs indeed form a triplex with G-rich TTSs, and that a single mutation in the TFM motif can alleviate binding. Our results show that deep-sequencing platforms can substantially expand our understanding of triplex binding rules and aid in refining the DNA triplex code.
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- Beate Kaufmann
- Department of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
- Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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Rusling DA. Triplex-forming properties and enzymatic incorporation of a base-modified nucleotide capable of duplex DNA recognition at neutral pH. Nucleic Acids Res 2021; 49:7256-7266. [PMID: 34233006 PMCID: PMC8287925 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkab572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Revised: 05/31/2021] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The sequence-specific recognition of duplex DNA by unmodified parallel triplex-forming oligonucleotides is restricted to low pH conditions due to a necessity for cytosine protonation in the third strand. This has severely restricted their use as gene-targeting agents, as well as for the detection and/or functionalisation of synthetic or genomic DNA. Here I report that the nucleobase 6-amino-5-nitropyridin-2-one (Z) finally overcomes this constraint by acting as an uncharged mimic of protonated cytosine. Synthetic TFOs containing the nucleobase enabled stable and selective triplex formation at oligopurine-oligopyrimidine sequences containing multiple isolated or contiguous GC base pairs at neutral pH and above. Moreover, I demonstrate a universal strategy for the enzymatic assembly of Z-containing TFOs using its commercially available deoxyribonucleotide triphosphate. These findings seek to improve not only the recognition properties of TFOs but also the cost and/or expertise associated with their chemical syntheses.
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- David A Rusling
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, Hampshire SO17 1BJ, UK
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Fattal E, Fay F. Nanomedicine-based delivery strategies for nucleic acid gene inhibitors in inflammatory diseases. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2021; 175:113809. [PMID: 34033819 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2021.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2021] [Revised: 05/14/2021] [Accepted: 05/16/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Thanks to their abilities to modulate the expression of virtually any genes, RNA therapeutics have attracted considerable research efforts. Among the strategies focusing on nucleic acid gene inhibitors, antisense oligonucleotides and small interfering RNAs have reached advanced clinical trial phases with several of them having recently been marketed. These successes were obtained by overcoming stability and cellular delivery issues using either chemically modified nucleic acids or nanoparticles. As nucleic acid gene inhibitors are promising strategies to treat inflammatory diseases, this review focuses on the barriers, from manufacturing issues to cellular/subcellular delivery, that still need to be overcome to deliver the nucleic acids to sites of inflammation other than the liver. Furthermore, key examples of applications in rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel, and lung diseases are presented as case studies of systemic, oral, and lung nucleic acid delivery.
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Substituent effects on the interactions of ruthenium(II) polypyridyl complexes [Ru(bpy)2(6-R-dppz)]2+ (R = hydroxy and fluorine) with the RNA triplex poly(rU)·poly(rA) × poly(rU). Polyhedron 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2021.115196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Wu G, Liu Y, Rouh H, Ma L, Tang Y, Zhang S, Zhou P, Wang JY, Jin S, Unruh D, Surowiec K, Ma Y, Li G. Asymmetric Catalytic Approach to Multilayer 3D Chirality. Chemistry 2021; 27:8013-8020. [PMID: 33830589 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202100700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The first asymmetric catalytic approach to multilayer 3D chirality has been achieved by using Suzuki-Miyaura cross-couplings. New chiral catalysts were designed and screened under various catalytic systems that proved chiral amide-phosphines to be more efficient ligands than other candidates. The multilayer 3D framework was unambiguously determined by X-ray structural analysis showing a parallel pattern of three layers consisting of top, middle and bottom aromatic rings. The X-ray structure of a catalyst complex, dichloride complex of Pd-phosphine amide, was obtained revealing an interesting asymmetric environment nearby the Pd metal center. Three rings of multilayer 3D products can be readily changed by varying aromatic ring-anchored starting materials. The resulting multilayer products displayed strong luminescence under UV irradiation and strong aggregation-induced emission (AIE). In the future, this work would benefit not only the field of asymmetric synthesis but also materials science, in particular polarized organic electronics, optoelectronics and photovoltaics.
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- Guanzhao Wu
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA.,Institute of Chemistry and BioMedical Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
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- Institute of Chemistry and BioMedical Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemistry and BioMedical Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemistry and BioMedical Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
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- Mechanical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA.,Institute of Chemistry and BioMedical Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China
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Fantoni NZ, Brown T, Kellett A. DNA-Targeted Metallodrugs: An Untapped Source of Artificial Gene Editing Technology. Chembiochem 2021; 22:2184-2205. [PMID: 33570813 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202000838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2020] [Revised: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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DNA binding metal complexes are synonymous with anticancer drug discovery. Given the array of structural and chemical reactivity properties available through careful design, metal complexes have been directed to bind nucleic acid structures through covalent or noncovalent binding modes. Several recognition modes - including crosslinking, intercalation, and oxidation - are central to the clinical success of broad-spectrum anticancer metallodrugs. However, recent progress in nucleic acid click chemistry coupled with advancement in our understanding of metal complex-nucleic acid interactions has opened up new avenues in genetic engineering and targeted therapies. Several of these applications are enabled by the hybridisation of oligonucleotide or polyamine probes to discrete metal complexes, which facilitate site-specific reactivity at the nucleic acid interface under the guidance of the probe. This Review focuses on recent advancements in hybrid design and, by way of an introduction to this topic, we provide a detailed overview of nucleic acid structures and metal complex-nucleic acid interactions. Our aim is to provide readers with an insight on the rational design of metal complexes with DNA recognition properties and an understanding of how the sequence-specific targeting of these interactions can be achieved for gene engineering applications.
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- Nicolò Zuin Fantoni
- Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TA, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TA, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemical Sciences and National Institute for, Cellular Biotechnology and Nano Research Facility, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin, 9, Ireland
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Su Y, Bayarjargal M, Hale TK, Filichev VV. DNA with zwitterionic and negatively charged phosphate modifications: Formation of DNA triplexes, duplexes and cell uptake studies. Beilstein J Org Chem 2021; 17:749-761. [PMID: 33828619 PMCID: PMC8022206 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.17.65] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2020] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Two phosphate modifications were introduced into the DNA backbone using the Staudinger reaction between the 3’,5’-dinucleoside β-cyanoethyl phosphite triester formed during DNA synthesis and sulfonyl azides, 4-(azidosulfonyl)-N,N,N-trimethylbutan-1-aminium iodide (N+ azide) or p-toluenesulfonyl (tosyl or Ts) azide, to provide either a zwitterionic phosphoramidate with N+ modification or a negatively charged phosphoramidate for Ts modification in the DNA sequence. The incorporation of these N+ and Ts modifications led to the formation of thermally stable parallel DNA triplexes, regardless of the number of modifications incorporated into the oligodeoxynucleotides (ONs). For both N+ and Ts-modified ONs, the antiparallel duplexes formed with complementary RNA were more stable than those formed with complementary DNA (except for ONs with modification in the middle of the sequence). Additionally, the incorporation of N+ modifications led to the formation of duplexes with a thermal stability that was less dependent on the ionic strength than native DNA duplexes. The thermodynamic analysis of the melting curves revealed that it is the reduction in unfavourable entropy, despite the decrease in favourable enthalpy, which is responsible for the stabilisation of duplexes with N+ modification. N+ONs also demonstrated greater resistance to nuclease digestion by snake venom phosphodiesterase I than the corresponding Ts-ONs. Cell uptake studies showed that Ts-ONs can enter the nucleus of mouse fibroblast NIH3T3 cells without any transfection reagent, whereas, N+ONs remain concentrated in vesicles within the cytoplasm. These results indicate that both N+ and Ts-modified ONs are promising for various in vivo applications.
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- Yongdong Su
- School of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University, Private Bag 11-222, 4442 Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- School of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University, Private Bag 11-222, 4442 Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- School of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University, Private Bag 11-222, 4442 Palmerston North, New Zealand.,Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- School of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University, Private Bag 11-222, 4442 Palmerston North, New Zealand.,Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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Winogradoff D, Li P, Joshi H, Quednau L, Maffeo C, Aksimentiev A. Chiral Systems Made from DNA. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2021; 8:2003113. [PMID: 33717850 PMCID: PMC7927625 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202003113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2020] [Revised: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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The very chemical structure of DNA that enables biological heredity and evolution has non-trivial implications for the self-organization of DNA molecules into larger assemblies and provides limitless opportunities for building functional nanostructures. This progress report discusses the natural organization of DNA into chiral structures and recent advances in creating synthetic chiral systems using DNA as a building material. How nucleic acid chirality naturally comes into play in a diverse array of situations is considered first, at length scales ranging from an individual nucleotide to entire chromosomes. Thereafter, chiral liquid crystal phases formed by dense DNA mixtures are discussed, including the ongoing efforts to understand their origins. The report then summarizes recent efforts directed toward building chiral structures, and other structures of complex topology, using the principle of DNA self-assembly. Discussed last are existing and proposed functional man-made nanostructures designed to either probe or harness DNA's chirality, from plasmonics and spintronics to biosensing.
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- David Winogradoff
- Center for the Physics of Living CellsUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–ChampaignUrbanaILUSA
- Department of PhysicsUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–ChampaignUrbanaILUSA
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- Department of PhysicsUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–ChampaignUrbanaILUSA
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- Department of PhysicsUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–ChampaignUrbanaILUSA
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- Center for the Physics of Living CellsUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–ChampaignUrbanaILUSA
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- Center for the Physics of Living CellsUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–ChampaignUrbanaILUSA
- Department of PhysicsUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–ChampaignUrbanaILUSA
- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and TechnologyUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–ChampaignUrbanaILUSA
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- Center for the Physics of Living CellsUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–ChampaignUrbanaILUSA
- Department of PhysicsUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–ChampaignUrbanaILUSA
- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and TechnologyUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–ChampaignUrbanaILUSA
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McKenzie LK, El-Khoury R, Thorpe JD, Damha MJ, Hollenstein M. Recent progress in non-native nucleic acid modifications. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:5126-5164. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cs01430c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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While Nature harnesses RNA and DNA to store, read and write genetic information, the inherent programmability, synthetic accessibility and wide functionality of these nucleic acids make them attractive tools for use in a vast array of applications.
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- Luke K. McKenzie
- Institut Pasteur
- Department of Structural Biology and Chemistry
- Laboratory for Bioorganic Chemistry of Nucleic Acids
- CNRS UMR3523
- 75724 Paris Cedex 15
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- Institut Pasteur
- Department of Structural Biology and Chemistry
- Laboratory for Bioorganic Chemistry of Nucleic Acids
- CNRS UMR3523
- 75724 Paris Cedex 15
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Wang Y, Hu Y, He Q, Yan J, Xiong H, Wen N, Cai S, Peng D, Liu Y, Liu Z. Metal-organic frameworks for virus detection. Biosens Bioelectron 2020; 169:112604. [PMID: 32980805 PMCID: PMC7489328 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2020.112604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Revised: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Virus severely endangers human life and health, and the detection of viruses is essential for the prevention and treatment of associated diseases. Metal-organic framework (MOF), a novel hybrid porous material which is bridged by the metal clusters and organic linkers, has become a promising biosensor platform for virus detection due to its outstanding properties including high surface area, adjustable pore size, easy modification, etc. However, the MOF-based sensing platforms for virus detection are rarely summarized. This review systematically divided the detection platforms into nucleic acid and immunological (antigen and antibody) detection, and the underlying sensing mechanisms were interpreted. The nucleic acid sensing was discussed based on the properties of MOF (such as metal ion, functional group, geometry structure, size, porosity, stability, etc.), revealing the relationship between the sensing performance and properties of MOF. Moreover, antibodies sensing based on the fluorescence detection and antigens sensing based on molecular imprinting or electrochemical immunoassay were highlighted. Furthermore, the remaining challenges and future development of MOF for virus detection were further discussed and proposed. This review will provide valuable references for the construction of sophisticated sensing platform for the detection of viruses, especially the 2019 coronavirus.
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- Ying Wang
- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, Hunan Province, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, Hunan Province, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, Hunan Province, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, Hunan Province, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, Hunan Province, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, Hunan Province, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, Hunan Province, PR China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410208, Hunan Province, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, Hunan Province, PR China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, Hunan Province, PR China.
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Tan DJY, Winnerdy FR, Lim KW, Phan AT. Coexistence of two quadruplex-duplex hybrids in the PIM1 gene. Nucleic Acids Res 2020; 48:11162-11171. [PMID: 32976598 PMCID: PMC7641742 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkaa752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2020] [Revised: 08/26/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), a subtype of breast cancer which lacks of targeted therapies, exhibits a poor prognosis. It was shown recently that the PIM1 oncogene is highly related to the proliferation of TNBC cells. A quadruplex-duplex hybrid (QDH) forming sequence was recently found to exist near the transcription start site of PIM1. This structure could be an attractive target for regulation of the PIM1 gene expression and thus the treatment of TNBC. Here, we present the solution structures of two QDHs that could coexist in the human PIM1 gene. Form 1 is a three-G-tetrad-layered (3+1) G-quadruplex containing a propeller loop, a lateral loop and a stem-loop made up of three G•C Watson-Crick base pairs. On the other hand, Form 2 is an anti-parallel G-quadruplex comprising two G-tetrads and a G•C•G•C tetrad; the structure has three lateral loops with the middle stem-loop made up of two Watson-Crick G•C base pairs. These structures provide valuable information for the design of G-quadruplex-specific ligands for PIM1 transcription regulation.
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- Derrick J Y Tan
- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371, Singapore.,NTU Institute of Structural Biology, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 636921, Singapore
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Lauria T, Slator C, McKee V, Müller M, Stazzoni S, Crisp AL, Carell T, Kellett A. A Click Chemistry Approach to Developing Molecularly Targeted DNA Scissors. Chemistry 2020; 26:16782-16792. [PMID: 32706904 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202002860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2020] [Revised: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Nucleic acid click chemistry was used to prepare a family of chemically modified triplex forming oligonucleotides (TFOs) for application as a new gene-targeted technology. Azide-bearing phenanthrene ligands-designed to promote triplex stability and copper binding-were 'clicked' to alkyne-modified parallel TFOs. Using this approach, a library of TFO hybrids was prepared and shown to effectively target purine-rich genetic elements in vitro. Several of the hybrids provide significant stabilisation toward melting in parallel triplexes (>20 °C) and DNA damage can be triggered upon copper binding in the presence of added reductant. Therefore, the TFO and 'clicked' ligands work synergistically to provide sequence-selectivity to the copper cutting unit which, in turn, confers high stabilisation to the DNA triplex. To extend the boundaries of this hybrid system further, a click chemistry-based di-copper binding ligand was developed to accommodate designer ancillary ligands such as DPQ and DPPZ. When this ligand was inserted into a TFO, a dramatic improvement in targeted oxidative cleavage is afforded.
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- Teresa Lauria
- School of Chemical Sciences and National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin, 9, Ireland
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- School of Chemical Sciences and National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin, 9, Ireland
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- School of Chemical Sciences and National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin, 9, Ireland.,Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230, Odense M, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Butenandtstrasse 5-13, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Butenandtstrasse 5-13, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Butenandtstrasse 5-13, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Butenandtstrasse 5-13, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- School of Chemical Sciences and National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin, 9, Ireland.,CÚRAM, Centre for Research in Medical Devices, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin, 9, Ireland
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Comparative studies on the binding interaction of two chiral Ru(II) polypyridyl complexes with triple- and double-helical forms of RNA. J Inorg Biochem 2020; 214:111301. [PMID: 33166867 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2020.111301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2020] [Revised: 10/12/2020] [Accepted: 10/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Two chiral Ru(II) polypyridyl complexes, Δ-[Ru(bpy)2(6-F-dppz)]2+ (Δ-1; bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine, 6-F-dppz = 6-fluorodipyrido[3,2-a:2',3'-c]phenazine) and Λ-[Ru(bpy)2(6-F-dppz)]2+ (Λ-1), have been synthesized and characterized as binders for the RNA poly(U)•poly(A)*poly(U) triplex and poly(A)•poly(U) duplex in this work. Analysis of the UV-Vis absorption spectra and fluorescence emission spectra indicates that the binding of intercalating Δ-1 with the triplex and duplex RNA is greater than that of Λ-1, while the binding affinities of the two enantiomers to triplex structure is stronger than that of duplex structure. Fluorescence titrations show that the two enantiomers can act as molecular "light switches" for triple- and double-helical RNA. Thermal denaturation studies revealed that that the two enantiomers are more stable to Watson-Crick base-paired double strand of the triplex than the Hoogsteen base-paired third strand, but their stability and selectivity are different. For Δ-enantiomer, the increase of the thermal stability of the Watson-Crick base-paired duplex (13 °C) is slightly stronger than of the Hoogsteen base-paired strand (10 °C), displaying no obvious selectivity. However, compared to the Hoogsteen base-paired strand (5 °C), the stability of the Λ-enantiomer to the Watson-Crick base-paired duplex (13 °C) is more significant, which has obvious selectivity. The overall increase in viscosity of the RNA-(Λ-1) system and its curve shape are similar to that of the RNA-(Δ-1) system, suggesting that the binding modes of two enantiomers with RNA are intercalation. The obtained results in this work may be useful for understanding the binding differences in chiral Ru(II) polypyridyl complexes toward RNA triplex and duplex.
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Dong Z, Liu X, Tan L. Biophysical insights into the interaction of two enantiomers of Ru(II) complex [Ru(bpy) 2(7-CH 3-dppz)] 2+ with the RNA poly(U-A⁎U) triplex. J Biol Inorg Chem 2020; 25:1085-1095. [PMID: 33040210 DOI: 10.1007/s00775-020-01825-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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To determine the factors affecting the stabilization of RNA triple-stranded structure by chiral Ru(II) polypyridyl complexes, a new pair of enantiomers, ∆-[Ru(bpy)2(7-CH3-dppz)]2+ (∆-1; bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine, 7-CH3-dppz = 7-methyl-dipyrido[3,2-a,2',3'-c]phenazine) and Λ-[Ru(bpy)2(7-CH3-dppz)]2+ (Λ-1), have been synthesized and characterized in this work. Binding properties of the two enantiomers with the RNA poly(U-A⁎U) triplex (where "-" denotes the Watson - Crick base pairing and "⁎" denotes the Hoogsteen base pairing) have been studied by spectroscopy and hydrodynamics methods. Under the conditions used in this study, changes in absorption spectra of the two enantiomers are not very different from each other when bound to the triplex, although the binding affinity of ∆-1 is higher than that of Λ-1. Fluorescence titrations and viscosity experiments give convincing evidence for a true intercalative binding of enantiomers with the triplex. However, melting experiments indicated that the two enantiomers selectively stabilized the triplex. The enantiomer ∆-1 stabilize the template duplex and third-strand of the triplex, while it's more effective for stabilization of the template duplex. In stark contrast to ∆-1, Λ-1 stabilizes the triplex without any effect on the third-strand stabilization, suggesting this one extremely prefers to stabilize the template duplex rather than third-strand. Besides, the triplex stabilization effect of ∆-1 is more marked in comparison with that of Λ-1. The obtained results suggest that substituent effects and chiralities of Ru(II) polypyridyl complexes play important roles in the triplex stabilization. Complexes Λ/Δ-[Ru(bpy)2(7-CH3-dppz)]2+ (Λ/Δ-1; bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine, 7-CH3-dppz = 7-methyl-dipyrido[3,2-a,2',3'-c]phenazine) were prepared as stabilizers for poly(U-A ∗ U) triplex. Results suggest the triplex stabilization depends the chiral structures of Λ/Δ-1, indicating that [Ru(bpy)2(7-CH3-dppz)]2+ is a non-specific intercalator for poly(U-A ∗ U) investigated in this work.
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- Zhan Dong
- College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, People's Republic of China
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- Academic Affairs Office, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, People's Republic of China
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- Key Lab of Environment-Friendly Chemistry and Application in Ministry of Education, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, People's Republic of China. .,Key Laboratory for Green Organic Synthesis and Application of Hunan Province, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, People's Republic of China.
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Zuin Fantoni N, McGorman B, Molphy Z, Singleton D, Walsh S, El-Sagheer AH, McKee V, Brown T, Kellett A. Development of Gene-Targeted Polypyridyl Triplex-Forming Oligonucleotide Hybrids. Chembiochem 2020; 21:3563-3574. [PMID: 32755000 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202000408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2020] [Revised: 07/30/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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In the field of nucleic acid therapy there is major interest in the development of libraries of DNA-reactive small molecules which are tethered to vectors that recognize and bind specific genes. This approach mimics enzymatic gene editors, such as ZFNs, TALENs and CRISPR-Cas, but overcomes the limitations imposed by the delivery of a large protein endonuclease which is required for DNA cleavage. Here, we introduce a chemistry-based DNA-cleavage system comprising an artificial metallo-nuclease (AMN) that oxidatively cuts DNA, and a triplex-forming oligonucleotide (TFO) that sequence-specifically recognises duplex DNA. The AMN-TFO hybrids coordinate CuII ions to form chimeric catalytic complexes that are programmable - based on the TFO sequence employed - to bind and cut specific DNA sequences. Use of the alkyne-azide cycloaddition click reaction allows scalable and high-throughput generation of hybrid libraries that can be tuned for specific reactivity and gene-of-interest knockout. As a first approach, we demonstrate targeted cleavage of purine-rich sequences, optimisation of the hybrid system to enhance stability, and discrimination between target and off-target sequences. Our results highlight the potential of this approach where the cutting unit, which mimics the endonuclease cleavage machinery, is directly bound to a TFO guide by click chemistry.
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- Nicolò Zuin Fantoni
- School of Chemical Sciences and National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland.,Present address: Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TA, UK
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- School of Chemical Sciences and National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- School of Chemical Sciences and National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland.,Synthesis and Solid-State Pharmaceutical Centre, School of Chemical Sciences, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- ATDBio Ltd., School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TA, UK.,ATDBio Ltd., Magdalen Centre, Oxford Science Park, Oxford, OX4 4GA, UK
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TA, UK.,Chemistry Branch, Department of Science and Mathematics, Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering, Suez University, Suez, 43721, Egypt
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- School of Chemical Sciences and National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland.,Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230, Odense M, Denmark
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TA, UK
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- School of Chemical Sciences and National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland.,Synthesis and Solid-State Pharmaceutical Centre, School of Chemical Sciences, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland
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Bandyopadhyay D, Mishra PP. Real-Time Monitoring of the Multistate Conformational Dynamics of Polypurine Reverse Hoogsteen Hairpin To Capture Their Triplex-Affinity for Gene Silencing by smFRET Microspectroscopy. J Phys Chem B 2020; 124:8230-8239. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c05493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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- Debolina Bandyopadhyay
- Single-Molecule Biophysics Lab, Chemical Sciences Division, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, HBNI Mumbai, 1/AF Bidhannagar, Kolkata 700064, India
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- Single-Molecule Biophysics Lab, Chemical Sciences Division, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, HBNI Mumbai, 1/AF Bidhannagar, Kolkata 700064, India
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Wang L, Okamura H, Sasaki S, Taniguchi Y. Enhancements in the utilization of antigene oligonucleotides in the nucleus by booster oligonucleotides. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:9731-9734. [PMID: 32815931 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc04240d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We recently found the translocation of double-stranded DNA into the nucleus. We herein describe the concept of novel booster oligodeoxynucleotides including 2'-deoxy uridine, which release antigene oligonucleotides in the nucleus by enzymatic digestion. This system exhibited stronger hTERT mRNA expression inhibitory activity than single-stranded antigene oligonucleotides.
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- Lei Wang
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi 3-1-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan.
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Liang Y, Miao S, Mao J, DeSantis C, Bong D. Context-Sensitive Cleavage of Folded DNAs by Loop-Targeting bPNAs. Biochemistry 2020; 59:2410-2418. [PMID: 32519542 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.0c00362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Herein, we demonstrate context-dependent molecular recognition of DNA by synthetic bPNA iron and copper complexes, using oxidative backbone cleavage as a chemical readout for binding. Oligoethylenimine bPNAs displaying iron·EDTA or copper·phenanthroline sites were found to be efficient chemical nucleases for designed and native structured DNAs with T-rich single-stranded domains. Cleavage reactivity depends strongly on structural context, as strikingly demonstrated with DNA substrates of the form (GGGTTA)n. This repeat sequence from the human telomere is known to switch between parallel and antiparallel G-quadruplex (G4) topologies with a change from potassium to sodium buffer: notably, bPNA-copper complexes efficiently cleave long repeat sequences into ∼22-nucleotide portions in sodium, but not potassium, buffer. We hypothesize preferential cleavage of the antiparallel topology (Na+) over the parallel topology (K+) due to the greater accessibility of the TTA loop to bPNA in the antiparallel (Na+) form. Similar ion-sensitive telomere shortening upon treatment with bPNA nucleases can be observed in both isolated and intracellular DNA from PC3 cells by quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Live cell treatment was accompanied by accelerated cellular senescence, as expected for significant telomere shortening. Taken together, the loop-targeting approach of bPNA chemical nucleases complements prior intercalation strategies targeting duplex and quadruplex DNA. Structurally sensitive loop targeting enables discrimination between similar target sequences, thus expanding bPNA targeting beyond simple oligo-T sequences. In addition, bPNA nucleases are cell membrane permeable and therefore may be used to target native intracellular substrates. In addition, these data indicate that bPNA scaffolds can be a platform for new synthetic binders to particular nucleic acid structural motifs.
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- Yufeng Liang
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and Center for RNA Biology, The Ohio State University, 100 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and Center for RNA Biology, The Ohio State University, 100 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and Center for RNA Biology, The Ohio State University, 100 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and Center for RNA Biology, The Ohio State University, 100 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and Center for RNA Biology, The Ohio State University, 100 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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Kaushik S, Kukreti S. Formation of a DNA triple helical structure at BOLF1 gene of human herpesvirus 4 (HH4) genome. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2020; 39:3324-3335. [PMID: 32372693 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2020.1764390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Eukaryotic genomes contain a large number of pyrimidine-purine rich regions and such regions can assume varied DNA conformations, including triple-stranded structures. These structures have fascinated scientists because of their considerable therapeutic applications. These structures have also profound implications in the field of nanotechnology as they can be used to develop DNA-based nanostructures and materials. Therefore, for any application, it is important to understand the formation of triplex structures, both in quantitative and qualitative terms. A combination of gel electrophoresis, UV-thermal denaturation and circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy was used to investigate the formation of inter- as well as intramolecular triplex, in pyrimidine motif at BOLF1 gene of human herpesvirus 4 (HH4) genome. This gene codes for inner tegument protein, which plays crucial roles in viral replication. The said oligopurine•oligopyrimidine duplex was targeted via a designed triple helix forming oligopyrimidine nucleotide (TFO) in intermolecular as well as intramolecular fashion. Our studies revealed that intramolecular triplex formation takes place at acidic as well as at neutral pH; whereas low pH is required for its intermolecular version. This comparative study between inter- and intramolecular triplex allowed us to demonstrate that intramolecular structure is more stable to its intermolecular counterpart. Numerous models for mono-, bi- and trimolecular structures adopted by these DNA sequences have been suggested. This report adds to our existing knowledge about DNA triple helical structures.
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- Shikha Kaushik
- Nucleic Acids Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi (North Campus), Delhi, India.,Department of Chemistry, Rajdhani College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
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- Nucleic Acids Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi (North Campus), Delhi, India
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Oh KI, Kim J, Park CJ, Lee JH. Dynamics Studies of DNA with Non-canonical Structure Using NMR Spectroscopy. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E2673. [PMID: 32290457 PMCID: PMC7216225 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21082673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2020] [Revised: 04/07/2020] [Accepted: 04/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The non-canonical structures of nucleic acids are essential for their diverse functions during various biological processes. These non-canonical structures can undergo conformational exchange among multiple structural states. Data on their dynamics can illustrate conformational transitions that play important roles in folding, stability, and biological function. Here, we discuss several examples of the non-canonical structures of DNA focusing on their dynamic characterization by NMR spectroscopy: (1) G-quadruplex structures and their complexes with target proteins; (2) i-motif structures and their complexes with proteins; (3) triplex structures; (4) left-handed Z-DNAs and their complexes with various Z-DNA binding proteins. This review provides insight into how the dynamic features of non-canonical DNA structures contribute to essential biological processes.
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- Kwang-Im Oh
- Department of Chemistry and RINS, Gyeongsang National University, Gyeongnam 52828, Korea;
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- Department of Chemistry, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju 61005, Korea;
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- Department of Chemistry, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju 61005, Korea;
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- Department of Chemistry and RINS, Gyeongsang National University, Gyeongnam 52828, Korea;
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Mozafari N, Umek T. Assessing Oligonucleotide Binding to Double-Stranded DNA. Methods Mol Biol 2020; 2036:91-112. [PMID: 31410792 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9670-4_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Sequence-specific targeting of double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) using synthetic oligonucleotides (ONs) has been under investigation in different therapeutic approaches. Several methods can be used to evaluate ONs effect and binding capacity to their target sequence. Here we describe some of the methods, which have been frequently used for assessing ONs binding to dsDNA.
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- Negin Mozafari
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Center for Advanced Therapies, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Center for Advanced Therapies, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Sayoh I, Rusling DA, Brown T, Fox KR. DNA Structural Changes Induced by Intermolecular Triple Helix Formation. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:1679-1687. [PMID: 32010842 PMCID: PMC6990630 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b03776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2019] [Accepted: 12/20/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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DNase I footprints of intermolecular DNA triplexes are often accompanied by enhanced cleavage at the 3'-end of the target site at the triplex-duplex junction. We have systematically studied the sequence dependence of this effect by examining oligonucleotide binding to sites flanked by each base in turn. For complexes with a terminal T.AT triplet, the greatest enhancement is seen with ApC, followed by ApG and ApT, with the weakest enhancement at ApA. Similar DNase I enhancements were observed for a triplex with a terminal C+.GC triplet, though with little difference between the different GpN sites. Enhanced reactivity to diethylpyrocarbonate was observed at As that flank the triplex-duplex junction at AAA or AAC but not AAG or AAT. Fluorescence melting experiments demonstrated that the flanking base affected the stability with a 4 °C difference in T m between a flanking C and G. Sequences that produced the strongest enhancement correlated with those having the lower thermal stability. These results are interpreted in terms of oligonucleotide-induced changes in DNA structure and/or flexibility.
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- Ibrahim Sayoh
- School
of Biological Sciences, Life Sciences Building 85, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, U.K.
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- School
of Biological Sciences, Life Sciences Building 85, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3TA, U.K.
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- School
of Biological Sciences, Life Sciences Building 85, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, U.K.
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Hatano A, Shimazaki K, Otsu M, Kawai G. Parallel motif triplex formation via a new, bi-directional hydrogen bonding pattern incorporating a synthetic cyanuryl nucleoside into the sense chain. RSC Adv 2020; 10:22766-22774. [PMID: 35514565 PMCID: PMC9054615 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra03889j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 06/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The triplex formation ability of a sense chain containing a cyanuryl nucleoside was evaluated and the tertiary structure of the triplex was calculated using the NOE in 1H NMR by incorporating a 15N into the base moiety.
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- Akihiko Hatano
- Department of Chemistry
- Shibaura Institute of Technology
- Saitama-City
- Japan
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- Department of Chemistry
- Shibaura Institute of Technology
- Saitama-City
- Japan
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences
- Faculty of Engineering
- Chiba Institute of Technology
- Narashino
- Japan
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences
- Faculty of Engineering
- Chiba Institute of Technology
- Narashino
- Japan
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Taniguchi Y, Magata Y, Osuki T, Notomi R, Wang L, Okamura H, Sasaki S. Development of novel C-nucleoside analogues for the formation of antiparallel-type triplex DNA with duplex DNA that includes TA and dUA base pairs. Org Biomol Chem 2020; 18:2845-2851. [DOI: 10.1039/d0ob00420k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We report the formation of stable triplex DNA for TA duplex sites by using triplex-forming oligonucleotides (TFOs) with novel C-nucleoside analogues.
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- Yosuke Taniguchi
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Kyushu University
- Fukuoka 812-8582
- Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Kyushu University
- Fukuoka 812-8582
- Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Kyushu University
- Fukuoka 812-8582
- Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Kyushu University
- Fukuoka 812-8582
- Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Kyushu University
- Fukuoka 812-8582
- Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Kyushu University
- Fukuoka 812-8582
- Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Kyushu University
- Fukuoka 812-8582
- Japan
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Panattoni A, El-Sagheer AH, Brown T, Kellett A, Hocek M. Oxidative DNA Cleavage with Clip-Phenanthroline Triplex-Forming Oligonucleotide Hybrids. Chembiochem 2019; 21:991-1000. [PMID: 31680391 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201900670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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A systematic study of several new types of hybrids of Cu-chelated clamped phenanthroline artificial metallonuclease (AMN) with triplex-forming oligonucleotides (TFO) for sequence-specific cleavage of double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) is reported. The synthesis of these AMN-TFO hybrids is based on application of the alkyne-azide cycloaddition click reaction as the key step. The AMN was attached through different linkers at either the 5'- or 3'-ends or in the middle of the TFO stretch. The diverse hybrids efficiently formed triplexes with the target purine-rich sequence and their copper complexes were studied for their ability to cleave dsDNA in the presence of ascorbate as a reductant. In all cases, the influence of the nature and length of the AMN-TFO, time, conditions and amounts of ascorbate were studied, and optimum conjugates and a procedure that gave reasonably efficient (up to 34 %) cleavage of the target sequence, while rendering an off-target dsDNA intact, were found. The footprint of cleavage on PAGE was identified only in one case, with low conversion; this means that cleavage does not proceed with single nucleotide precision. On the other hand, these AMN-TFO hybrids are useful for the selective degradation of target dsDNA sequences. Future improvements to this design may provide higher resolution and selectivity.
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- Alessandro Panattoni
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Gilead & IOCB Research Centre, Flemingovo namesti 2, 16610, Prague 6, Czech Republic.,Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Hlavova 8, Prague-2, 12843, Czech Republic
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TA, United Kingdom
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TA, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology and Nano Research Facility, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin, 9, Ireland.,Synthesis and Solid-State Pharmaceutical Centre, School of Chemical Sciences, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin, 9, Ireland
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Gilead & IOCB Research Centre, Flemingovo namesti 2, 16610, Prague 6, Czech Republic.,Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Hlavova 8, Prague-2, 12843, Czech Republic
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Purwanto MGM, Weisz K. NMR studies on oligonucleotide - Methylene blue conjugates targeting double-helical nucleic acids. Biophys Chem 2019; 257:106314. [PMID: 31862498 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2019.106314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2019] [Revised: 11/30/2019] [Accepted: 12/03/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Methylene blue (MB) - nucleic acid interactions are of considerable interest due to the photosensitizing activity of the dye with potential applications in medicine and biotechnology. Covalent attachment of the MB to an oligonucleotide through a flexible heptamethylene linker enabled a positioning of the dye moiety to specific sites through triplex formation with a target duplex. NMR studies demonstrated interactions of MB with the nucleic acids. In sequences with the MB moiety facing the triplex-duplex junction with an alternating CG duplex overhang next to a T·A·T triple-helical tract, proton resonances experienced severe linebroadening upon MB binding and point to kinetically labile complexes with exchange among different binding modes. For sequences with the MB moiety facing a terminal T·A·T base triad of the triplex tract, structural heterogeneity decreased when compared to a triplex without MB attached to the third strand. Also, the thermal stability of the latter construct increased significantly in the presence of MB, indicating external end stacking as predominant binding mode. Without any obvious disruptions of sequential imino-imino NOE contacts within the triplex and duplex tracts, a most favorable intercalation between T·A·T base triples or CG base pairs is not supported by the present data under our experimental conditions.
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- University of Surabaya, Faculty of Biotechnology, Surabaya, Indonesia; University of Greifswald, Institute of Biochemistry, 17489 Greifswald, Germany.
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Petralia S, Forte G, Zimbone M, Conoci S. The cooperative interaction of triplex forming oligonucleotides on DNA-triplex formation at electrode surface: Molecular dynamics studies and experimental evidences. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2019; 187:110648. [PMID: 31767411 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2019.110648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2019] [Revised: 10/28/2019] [Accepted: 11/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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An extensive study on cooperative interaction of Triplex Forming Oligonucleotides (TFOs) with a double strand DNA, to form a triplex-DNA structure at electrode surface, is here reported. The cooperative effect on triplex structure formation was assumed by the higher binding enthalpy value, calculated for the interaction between the duplex DNA structure and the TFO1 and TFO2 probes (-67.3 KJ/mol), respect the sum of the single duplex-TFO1 and duplex-TFO2 interactions (-47.0 kJ/mol). The formation of triplex-DNA structure was proven by kinetic modelling study performed using the Luzar and Chandler model. The results indicate that after 500 ns from interaction, H-bonds between the base pairs in the double strand DNA are weaken while new H-bonds between the TFOs and duplex DNA are formed. Molecular dynamic (MD) simulations indicate that the TFOs sequence distance (138 bps) and the amount of TA*T triplet units are the keystones for the effectiveness of the cooperative effect, reaching for the selected target a minimum of energy value of -19452.6 kJ/mol. The MD data were experimentally corroborated by electrochemical measurements, detecting a HBV-clone genome at TFOs modified electrode surface. The interaction was electrochemical transduced by an intercalative Osmium based compound. The Langmuir isotherm model reports for the forming triplex DNA an association constant value of about 2.9 × 1016M-1, this high value could be attributed to the synergic contribution of the TFOs cooperative effect and to the rigid circular duplex structure. Finally, AFM and SEM investigations suggest the formation of a triplex-DNA structure at electrode surface, consisting in circles of about 1.5 um in diameter with asymmetric stranded thickness. This finding data paving the way to future development of advanced miniaturized DNA computing and biosensors.
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- Department of Drug Science, University of Catania, via S. Sofia 64, 95123, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Science, University of Messina, Via Stagno d'Alcontres, 98166, Messina, Italy
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Hu W, Alici G. Bioinspired Three-Dimensional-Printed Helical Soft Pneumatic Actuators and Their Characterization. Soft Robot 2019; 7:267-282. [PMID: 31687877 DOI: 10.1089/soro.2019.0015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Soft pneumatic actuators (SPAs) are widely studied and applied in the field of soft robotics. To expand their applications, the SPAs should be purpose-built to generate application-specific complex motions with multiple degrees of freedom. This article describes a new SPA consisting of a series of internal chambers with the same helix angle arranged in a row, which could generate bending and twisting motions simultaneously. The trajectory of the helical actuator was analyzed through the finite element method (FEM) by changing the angle of the chambers and the actuator length. We employed a three-dimensional printing method to directly fabricate the thin-walled and airtight helical actuators without applying any postfabrication process. The recorded trajectory of the actuator and the measured blocking force on the tipping point were compared with the corresponding simulation results from the FEM. The actuation behavior of the helical actuator has been compared with that of the actuator with zero chamber angle, but with the same size (i.e., a normal bending actuator generating a two-dimensional trajectory). It is found that the proposed helical actuator (with a maximum 2.10 N blocking force) had a higher mechanical output (or efficiency) than the normal bending actuator (with a maximum 1.19 N blocking force) under the same pressure input. We fabricated a soft helical actuator as the fingers of a four-finger gripper to grasp complex-shaped items. Furthermore, another four-finger gripper made of a hybrid actuator consisting of a half of the angled chambers and a half of the nonangled chambers was constructed to demonstrate that the proposed design and fabrication technique could be employed to establish application- and function-specific soft robotic systems.
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- Weiping Hu
- School of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia.,Applied Mechatronics and Biomedical Engineering Research (AMBER) Group, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
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- School of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia.,Applied Mechatronics and Biomedical Engineering Research (AMBER) Group, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia.,ARC Center of Excellence for Electromaterials Science (ACES), University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
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Functional Prediction of Candidate MicroRNAs for CRC Management Using in Silico Approach. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20205190. [PMID: 31635135 PMCID: PMC6834124 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20205190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2019] [Revised: 09/13/2019] [Accepted: 09/14/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Approximately 30–50% of malignant growths can be prevented by avoiding risk factors and implementing evidence-based strategies. Colorectal cancer (CRC) accounted for the second most common cancer and the third most common cause of cancer death worldwide. This cancer subtype can be reduced by early detection and patients’ management. In this study, the functional roles of the identified microRNAs were determined using an in silico pipeline. Five microRNAs identified using an in silico approach alongside their seven target genes from our previous study were used as datasets in this study. Furthermore, the secondary structure and the thermodynamic energies of the microRNAs were revealed by Mfold algorithm. The triplex binding ability of the oligonucleotide with the target promoters were analyzed by Trident. Finally, evolutionary stage-specific somatic events and co-expression analysis of the target genes in CRC were analyzed by SEECancer and GeneMANIA plugin in Cytoscape. Four of the five microRNAs have the potential to form more than one secondary structure. The ranges of the observed/expected ratio of CpG dinucleotides of these genes range from 0.60 to 1.22. Three of the candidate microRNA were capable of forming multiple triplexes along with three of the target mRNAs. Four of the total targets were involved in either early or metastatic stage-specific events while three other genes were either a product of antecedent or subsequent events of the four genes implicated in CRC. The secondary structure of the candidate microRNAs can be used to explain the different degrees of genetic regulation in CRC due to their conformational role to modulate target interaction. Furthermore, due to the regulation of important genes in the CRC pathway and the enrichment of the microRNA with triplex binding sites, they may be a useful diagnostic biomarker for the disease subtype.
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